Chapter 2: FUNCTIONS AND LIMITS
Question 1. A rectangle has perimeter 20m. Express the area of the rectangle as a function
of the length of one of its sides.
Question 2. Express the area of an equilateral triangle as a function of the length of a side.
Question 3. An open rectangular box with volume 2m3 has a square base. Express the surface
area of the box as a function of the length of a side of the base.
Question 4.
A Norman window has the shape of a rectangle sur-
mounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of the window
is 30f t, express the area A of the window as a function
of the width x of the window.
Question 5. A cell phone plan has a basic charge of $35 a month. The plan includes 400 free
minutes and charges 10 cents for each additional minute of usage. Write the monthly cost C
as a function of the number x of minutes used and graph C as a function of x for 0 ď x ď 600.
Question 6. In a certain state the maximum speed permitted on freeways is 65mi{h and the
minimum speed is 40mi{h. The fine for violating these limits is $15 for every mile per hour
above the maximum speed or below the minimum speed. Express the amount of the fine F as
a function of the driving speed x and graph F pxq for 0 ď x ď 100.
Question 7. Find the domain and range and sketch the graph of the function
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(a) f pxq “ 2x ` x2 (c) f pxq “ x ` 1 ` 3 ´ x
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3x ` |x| x ` 2, if x ď ´1
(b) f pxq “ (d) f pxq “
x x2 , if x ą ´1
Question 8. Determine whether f pxq is even, odd, or neither?
x x
(a) f pxq “ 2 (c) f pxq “
x `1 x`1
2 x´1
x
(b) f pxq “ 4 (d) f pxq “ ln
x `1 x`1
Question 9. Find expressions for the quadratic functions whose graphs are shown.
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Question 10. Prove the identity.
tanh x ` tanh y
(c) tanhpx ` yq “
(a) sinhpx ` yq “ sinh x cosh y ` cosh x sinh y 1 ` tanh x tanh y
(b) coshpx ` yq “ cosh x cosh y ` sinh x sinh y x2 ´ 1
(d) tanhpln xq “ 2
x `1
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Question 11. If tanh x “ , find the values of the other hyperbolic functions at x.
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Question 12. If cosh x “ and x ą 0, find the values of the other hyperbolic functions at x.
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Question 13. Find the functions f ˝ g, g ˝ f, f ˝ f, g ˝ g and their domains
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(a) f pxq “ x2 ´ 1, gpxq “ 2x ` 1 (c) f pxq “ x, gpxq “ 3 1 ´ x
1 x`1 x
(b) f pxq “ x ` , gpxq “ (d) f pxq “ , gpxq “ sin 2x
x x`2 1`x
Question 14. Find f ˝ g ˝ h and h ˝ f ˝ g if
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(a) f pxq “ 3x ´ 2, gpxq “ sin x, hpxq “ x2 (b) f pxq “ x ´ 3, gpxq “ x2 , hpxq “ x3 ` 2
Question 15. Find inverse functions of:
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(a) f pxq “ ax ` b (b) f pxq “ x
# ´ 1 in p´8, ´1{2s
„ ȷ
π 3π x, x P p´8, 0s
(c) f pxq “ sin x in , (d) f pxq “
2 2 2x, x P p0, `8q
Question 16. Find the exact value of each expression.
ˆ ˙ ˆ ˙ ˆ ˙
1 2 3
(a) cos arcsin (b) tan arcsin (c) sin arccos
` 2? ˘ 3 5
(d) sin 2 arctan 2 (e) cos parctan 2 ` arctan 3q (f) cos parcsin xq
Question 17. Find the following limits:
x2 ´ 2 x2 ` 3 x
(a) lim 2 (b) lim 2 (c) lim
xÑ0 3x ´ 5x ` 1 xÑ3 x ´ 3 xÑ´3 |x ` 3|
x2 ´ 2 x2 ´ 2x ` 1 xm ´ 1
(d) lim? 4 2 (e) lim (f) lim n
xÑ 2 x ` x ` 1 xÑ1 x3 ´ x xÑ1 x ´ 1
px ` hq ´ x3
3 8x3 ´ 1 x2 ´ pa ` 1qx ` a
(g) lim (h) lim1 2 (i) xÑa
lim
hÑ0 h xÑ 2 6x ´ 5x ` 1 x 3 ´ a3
2
ˆ ˙ ?
x3 x2 3x ` 1 x´1´3
(j)
lim ´ (k) xÑ8
lim ? (l) lim
xÑ8 2x2?´ 1 2x ` 1 ?5x ` x 3
xÑ10
? x ´ 10 ?
x2 ´ x 2
x `4´2 2`x´ 2´x
(m) lim ? (n) lim ? 2 (o) lim ? ?
?x ´ 1
3
xÑ1
?
xÑ0
`?x `9´3 ˘ xÑ0 x ´ 3 2 ´ x?
2 ``? ˘
(p)lim p x ´ a ´ xq
xÑ8
(q) xÑ8
lim 4x2 ´ 7x ` 4 ´ 2x (r) xÑ8 lim x3{2 x3 ` 2 ´ x3 ´ 2
sin 7x (t) lim x cot πx 3 arcsin x
(s)lim xÑ0 (u) lim
xÑπ tan 3x ˆ ˙ xÑ0 ?4x
cos αx ´ cos βx 1 2 ´ 2 cos x
(v)lim (w) lim ´ cot x (x) lim
xÑ0 x2 xÑ0 sin x xÑπ{4 π ´ 4x
ˆ ˙2x`1 ˆ 2 ˙ x2
x`3 x `5 2
(y)lim (z) xÑ8
lim (aa) lim pcos xq1{x
xÑ8 x´2 x2 ´ 5 xÑ0
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& x2 ` x ´ 2
Question 18. Given f pxq “ , x “ 1 . Find A so that the function f pxq is
% A, x ´ 1 x“1
continuous.
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x ´ 1, xď1
Question 19. Given f pxq “ 2 . Find a so that the function f pxq is continu-
ax ´ 2, x ą 1
ous.
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ax ` 1, x ď π{2
Question 20. Given f pxq “ . Find a and b so that the function f pxq is
sin x ` b, x ą π{2
continuous.
